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Abstract
Description
This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 11/934,004, filed Nov. 1, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 11/373,284, filed Mar. 13, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,388,905, each of which is incorporated by reference in their entireties.
The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic testing and, more particularly, to diagnostic testing systems using electronic meters.
Diagnostic testing systems are commonly used to perform various types of diagnostic tests on various types of samples. The diagnostic test may be a qualitative or quantitative test to determine the presence, concentration or amount of one or more analytes in a sample. The analyte may be a medically significant analyte—e.g., glucose, ketones, cholesterol, triglycerides, human choriogonadotropin (HCG), hemoglobin A1C, fructosamine, carbohydrates, tumor markers, lead, anti-epilepsy drugs, bilirubin, liver function markers, toxins or their metabolites, controlled substances, blood coagulation factors (PT, ATPP), etc.—contained in a biological sample—e.g., blood, urine, tissue, saliva, etc. But the diagnostic test is not limited to the medical field. In addition, diagnostic test meters can be used to monitor analytes or chemical parameters in non-medical samples such as water, soil, sewage, sand, air, or any other suitable sample.
Such diagnostic testing systems may include a test media (e.g., a test strip, tab, disc, etc.) configured to react to the presence of the analyte in a sample, and a separate electronic meter configured to interface with the test media in order to conduct the diagnostic test and indicate the results of the diagnostic test to the user.
In order to conduct the diagnostic test, a user must first obtain a sample test media, e.g., a test strip, from a container, then obtain a sample using a sampling device (e.g., by drawing blood using a lancet), and then apply the sample to the test media (either before or after inserting the test media into the meter interface): The meter then performs the diagnostic test on the sample and indicates the result to the user, e.g., using a numerical display.
Prior art diagnostic meters are sometimes bulky because the housings contain the display, electronics, and test media. In addition, the user of a blood testing diagnostic system must manage and carry not only the meter, but also a test media container and a sampling device. These three components must be manipulated in a certain order, which requires a substantial amount of attention and manipulation to conduct a successful test. Not only are the steps cumbersome to some users, there exists the possibility that the test media container, sampling device, and meter could be separated from each other, so that the user may find themselves without one or more of the components necessary to conduct the diagnostic test.
As is known in the art, test media from different manufacturers or media from different manufacturing lots may respond differently to the presence or concentration of analyte in the sample. In order to obtain more accurate results, the electronic meter may be calibrated with respect to a given test strip from a brand or lot of test strips by providing it with one or more brand- or lot-specific calibration parameters that correlate the signal response from a particular brand or lot of test media to a standardized reference. By such calibration, the results reported by the meter more accurately represent the amount of analyte in a sample.
Before running a diagnostic test, the meter needs to be properly calibrated. The user may be required to provide the meter with the appropriate calibration parameters in a separate “coding” step. For example, the test media container may bear a code number which is entered into the meter, and from which the meter can access the appropriate calibration information stored in the meter's memory. The code number can be entered manually (e.g., using buttons or other user input devices on the meter) so as to provide the calibration data to the meter. Alternatively, the calibration data may be downloaded, e.g., from a manufacturer's website. In another approach, the test media container may be provided with an associated code chip, e.g. a ROM, in which the calibration data is stored electronically. The user may provide the calibration data to the meter by inserting the code chip into a corresponding port on the meter.
These prior art coding methods can be inconvenient or difficult for the user. For example, elderly or infirm users may have difficulty downloading calibration data or inserting code chips, which must be physically aligned properly in order to achieve a data connection with the meter. Code chips can be misplaced or lost, leading to the inability to use corresponding test media, or using the test media with an unmatched coding device. Further, users may forget to calibrate the meter for use with a new brand or lot of test media. Consequently, the user may enter incorrect calibration parameters or codes, or the user may use test media from one brand or lot with a meter calibrated for use with test media from a different brand or lot. Once a meter is calibrated for a given lot of test media, the use of that meter with test media from another lot may lead to erroneous results that could have serious consequences for the user. For instance, where the test is a self-test of blood glucose level, an erroneous result could lead the user to act, or fail to act, in a manner detrimental to his or her health.
A possible solution to the above-mentioned coding problems is to insure that all marketed media behave the same. This approach is referred to as “universal coding.” Universal coding schemes use strip lots that are controlled and sorted to a narrow acceptance criteria, i.e., all strips are conformed to a single set of calibration parameters, thus eliminating the needs for multiple sets of parameters to be stored in the meter. Universal coding saves the cost of replacing the meter by allowing it to be used with many different test strip containers. From a manufacturing perspective, universally coded media needs to be tightly controlled such that manufactured strip lots have the same behavior, and hence code, in order to fit the meter's fixed calibration data. This method is not technique dependent and helps prevent errors due to mixed strip lots. Furthermore, universal coding always has the correct code such that there is no miss-match between the meter and the strip lot code. However, the narrow limits imposed by this method do not conform well to large-scale manufacturing processes, which include inherent variances. It is nearly impossible using high-throughput, batch-oriented manufacturing techniques to ensure that test media will exhibit perfectly consistent behavior; thus, the universal coding scheme invariably results in non-conforming lots of media. This media will be unusable, adding to cost and undesirable waste.
Accordingly, there is a need for diagnostic testing systems that are convenient to carry and that minimize the chance that a user will use a diagnostic meter with test media from a brand or lot for which the meter has not been calibrated.
A need also remains for removable meters than can be removed from one test container and reused with a different test container.
The illustrative embodiments described herein meet these and other needs by providing a diagnostic testing system including a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media, the meter having a housing and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information, and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith, wherein transferring the meter from an associated test container to a new container includes using one of several coding methods that transfer lot specific code information from the new container of media to the meter.
Also provided herein further provide a meter housing with a receptacle that can receive a test strip container. Additionally, the meter housing may be configured to receive devices such as at least one of media players, terrestrial or satellite radios, travel alarm clocks, test alarms, memo voice recorders, PDAs, cell phones, or other add-on functionality, such that a code, similar to one placed on the test strip container, can be read in order for the device to be used in conjunction with the meter.
Disclosed herein is a meter housing capable of being removed from a first container and attached to a second container. The meter housing may be configured with at least one top mount attachment configured to releasably engage the meter housing and the container.
In an embodiment, the meter housing is configured to be removed by rotating the meter housing a sufficient distance to disengage the meter housing from the container. For example, the meter housing may be rotated at least about an ⅛ of a revolution, at least about an ¼ of a revolution, or at least about an ½ of a revolution.
In another embodiment, the container is configured to be removed by rotating the container a sufficient distance to disengage the container from the meter housing. For example, the container may be rotated at least about an ⅛ of a revolution, at least about an ¼ of a revolution, or at least about an ½ of a revolution.
In yet another embodiment, the top mount attachment is a hook capable of releasing the meter housing from the container. In another embodiment, the top mount attachment is a ring. In another embodiment, the meter housing comprises a press fit post and the container comprises an orifice configured to receive the press fit post. In an embodiment, the top mount attachment is a combination of a lock and a protrusion. In an embodiment, the top mount attachment is a tab.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate several embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.
Meter 230 may be contained within a meter housing 231. Meter housing 231 is attached to or otherwise includes a top mount attachment 270 that engages container 210 in order to selectively close an opening 211 of the container. As would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, and as discussed herein, attached may be used to signify affiliated with, associated with, affixed with/to, connected with/to, coupled with/to, fastened with/to, fixed with/to, secured with/to, etc.
In the embodiment depicted in
In yet another embodiment, meter housing 231 comprises a tab 272 positioned along the side wall of housing 231. Tab 272 extends beyond the side wall to facilitate the user in removing housing 231 from container 210, for example, by pushing upward, for example, with a finger or thumb against tab 272.
In one embodiment, tab 272 comprises one or more ridges to aid the user in applying force to tab 272. The ridges may function to prevent the user's finger or thumb from slipping from tab 272.
In another embodiment, tab 272 may extend at an angle away from the side wall of housing 231. When measured relative to a vertical plane parallel to the side wall of housing 231, the angle of tab 272 ranges from about 1 degrees to about 90 degrees, from about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees, or from about 40 degrees to about 50 degrees. The angle may measure about 45 degrees.
Although
In a further embodiment, the meter housing comprises a mechanism, for example, a button, configured to actuate the at least one hook.
In a further embodiment, button 278 is configured to disengage detent 276 from meter housing 231. In this embodiment, the step of pressing button 278 allows the meter housing 231 to be removed from container 210. To reattach meter housing 231 to container 210 or to a second container, the user may snap meter housing 231 onto container 210 or a second container.
Button 278 may be comfortably pressed with the right thumb or index finger while the integrated system 200 is held in the right hand. But button 278 may be positioned elsewhere on meter housing 231. For example, button 278 may be placed on a right hand side of meter housing 231 in order to be more convenient for left handed users or on a top portion of the meter 230.
In yet another embodiment, a connector attaches container 210 to housing 231. The connector may be releasably attached to container 210 and/or housing 231. In the embodiment depicted in
In another embodiment, the connector is a screw-on adaptor ring that releasably screws onto container 210. Inter-engaging threads on the inner surface of ring 286 engage threads on the outer surface of container 210. Threads may also engage threads on meter housing 231.
In another embodiment, the connector may be affixed to container 210 or housing 231 by, for example, welding, gluing, and the like. For instance, if the connector is permanently or semi-permanently affixed to container 210, then housing 231 may be releasably attached to the connector. For example, the releasable feature of connector 210 may be a quarter turn, snap fit, or thread. In another example, the connector may be permanently or semi-permanently affixed to meter housing 231 and releasably attached to container 210.
The shape of ring 286 may take a shape consistent with the cross-sectional shape of container 210 and meter housing 231. In one embodiment, the shape of ring 286 is a circle. In another embodiment, the shape of ring 286 is oval. In yet another embodiment, the shape of ring 286 is elliptical. In another embodiment, the shape of ring 286 is rectangular.
In yet another embodiment, the connector is sized to connect a container of a first cross-sectional shape and a meter housing of a second cross-sectional shape.
In
In an exemplary embodiment, container 210 and closure 240 are formed of polypropylene using an injection molding process. However, other materials and processes may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only.
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